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A little something about Guns n' Roses
These guys were certainly my favorite hard rock group of the late '80s - "Appetite for Destruction" is a masterpiece, one of the truly great hard rock albums of all time. However, it was inevitable that this volatile bunch would crash. You're probably thinking it's the same old "rise and fall" scenario, right? In simple terms, yes. The first to get fired was drummer Steve Adler when he couldn't control his drug abuse. He was replaced by Matt Sorum. Next to fall was guitarist Izzy Stradlin, who left to form a solo project "Izzy Stradlin & The Ju Ju Hounds". By the time the group went on its 1993 stadium tour, co-headlining with Metallica, it had become an overblown entity--they added two keyboardists and a horn section, and it was all too much. Slash left late in '96. Axl Rose remains, and GNR still do the odd gig - Reports out of Las Vegas, where GNR played shows Saturday and Monday (December 29 and 31, 2001) at the Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, say Slash was barred admittance to the venue for the latter gig, with a security guard telling reporters that the order came from Rose. Rose seemingly has a problem with all his former bandmates, as another report had him saying he would walk out if he noticed any former GNR members in the crowd. But Slash remains optimistic : When he was recently asked about a possible GNR reunion, he said.. "We've had so many offers to do gigs, and none of us has done it for the money," he says. "But if the band wanted to get together and go, 'You know what? Let's just hash it out for a second and then see where that takes us,' I would go and do a show. F--k, yeah. I mean, what would it take to go into three, four, six, 12 hours of rehearsal for one, two, three, four, five shows with Guns, with guys I f--king basically lived with for God knows how long. I would do it in a heartbeat".Slash says GNR ended way before its time : "You had pretty much a band that did everything their own way and got away with it, became really successful, had tons of fans, a real loyal following, and so on and so forth. All of the sudden it breaks up, but it was a systematic thing. First it's the drummer, then it's the rhythm guitar player, then it's me, then it's the bass player. It was so hard to keep that band together."


Lyrics featured below: "Welcome to the Jungle", "Patience", "Sweet Child of Mine",
"Mr. Brownstone", "Paradise City", "It's so easy"



Welcome to the Jungle

Welcome to the jungle
We've got fun n' games
We got everything you want
Honey, we know the names
We are the people that can find
Whatever you may need
If you got the money, honey
We got your disease

In the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Watch it bring you to your knees, knees
I wanna watch you bleed

Welcome to the jungle
We take it day by day
If you want it you're gonna bleed
But it's the price you pay
And you're a very sexy girl
That's very hard to please
You can taste the bright lights
But you won't get them for free
In the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Feel my, my, my serpentine
I, I wanna hear you scream

Welcome to the jungle
It gets worse here everyday
Ya learn ta live like an animal
In the jungle where we play
If you got a hunger for what you see
You'll take it eventually
You can have anything you want
But you better not take it from me

In the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Watch it bring you to your knees, knees
I wanna watch you bleed

And when you're high you never
Ever want to come down, YEAH!

You know where you are
You're in the jungle baby
You're gonna die
In the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Watch it bring you to your
knees, knees
In the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Feel my, my, my serpentine
In the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Watch it bring you to your
knees, knees
In the jungle
Welcome to the jungle
Watch it bring you to your
It's gonna bring you down -HA!


Patience

Shed a tear 'cause I'm missin' you
I'm still alright to smile
Girl, I think about you every day now
Was a time when I wasn't sure
But you set my mind at ease
There is no doubt
You're in my heart now

Said, woman, take it slow
It'll work itself out fine
All we need is just a little patience
Said, sugar, make it slow
And we come together fine
All we need is just a little patience
(patience)
Mm, yeah

I sit here on the stairs
'Cause I'd rather be alone
If I can't have you right now
I'll wait, dear
Sometimes I get so tense
But I can't speed up the time
But you know, love
There's one more thing to consider

Said, woman, take it slow
And things will be just fine
You and I'll just use a little patience
Said, sugar, take the time
'Cause the lights are shining bright
You and I've got what it takes
To make it, We won't fake it,
I'll never break it
'cause I can't take it

(whistle)
...little patience, mm yeah, mm yeah
need a little patience, yeah
just a little patience, yeah
some more patience, yeah
need some patience, yeah
could use some patience, yeah
gotta have some patience, yeah
all it takes is patience,
just a little patience
is all you need

I been walkin' the streets at night
Just tryin' to get it right
Hard to see with so many around
You know I don't like
Being stuck in the crowd
And the streets don't change
But baby the name
I ain't got time for the game
'Cause I need you
Yeah, yeah, but I need you
Oo, I need you
Whoa, I need you


Sweet Child of Mine

She's got a smile that it seems to me
Reminds me of childhood memories
Where everything
Was as fresh as the bright blue sky
Now and then when I see her face
She takes me away to that special place
And if I stared too long
I'd probably break down and cry

Sweet child o' mine
Sweet love of mine

She's got eyes of the bluest skies
As if they thought of rain
I hate to look into those eyes
And see an ounce of pain
Her hair reminds me
of a warm safe place
Where as a child I'd hide
And pray for the thunder
And the rain
To quietly pass me by

Sweet child o' mine
Sweet love of mine

Where do we go
Where do we go now
Where do we go
Sweet child o' mine


Mr. Brownstone

I get up around seven
Get outta bed around nine
And I don't worry about nothin' no
Cause worryin's a waste of my...time

The show usually starts around seven
We go on stage around nine
Get on the bus about eleven
Sippin' a drink and feelin' fine

We been dancin' with
Mr. Brownstone
He's been knockin'
He won't leave me alone

I used ta do a little
but a little wouldn't do
So the little got more and more
I just keep tryin'
ta get a little better
Said a little better than before
I used ta do a little
but a little wouldn't do
So the little got more and more
I just keep tryin'
ta get a little better
Said a little better than before

We been dancin' with
Mr. Brownstone
He's been knockin'
He won't leave me alone

Now I get up around whenever
I used ta get up on time
But that old man
he's a real muthafucker
Gonna kick him on down the line



Paradise City Just a' urchin livin' under the street I'm a hard case that's tough to beat I'm your charity case So buy me somethin' to eat I'll pay you at another time Take it to the end of the line Ragz to richez or so they say Ya gotta-keep pushin' for the fortune and fame It's all a gamble When it's just a game Ya treat it like a capital crime Everybody's doin' their time Chorus: Take me down To the paradise city Where the grass is green And the girls are pretty Take me home Strapped in the chair of the city's gas chamber Why I'm here I can't quite remember The surgeon general says it's hazardous to breathe I'd have another cigarette but I can't see Tell me who you're gonna believe Chorus So far away So far away So far away So far away Captain America's been torn apart Now he's a court jester with a broken heart He said- Turn me around and take me back to the start I must be losin' my mind- Are you blind? I've seen it all a million times Chorus
It's so easy I see your sister in her Sunday dress She's out to please She pouts her best She's out to take No need to try She's ready to make It's so easy, easy When everybody's tryin' to please me, baby It's so easy, easy When everybody's tryin' to please me Cars are crashin' every night I drink n' drive everything's in sight I make the fire But I miss the firefight I hit the bull's eye every night It's so easy, easy When everybody's tryin' to please me, baby Yeah it's so easy, easy When everybody's tryin' to please me So easy But nothin' seems to please me It all fits so right When I fade into the night See me hit you You fall down I see you standin' there You think you're so cool Why don't you just Fuck off Ya get nothin' for nothin' If that's what you do Turn around bitch I got a use for you Besides you ain't got nothin' better to do And I'm bored It's so easy, easy When everybody's tryin' to please me, baby It's so easy, easy When everybody's tryin' to please me So easy But nothin' seems to please me It all fits so right When I fade into the night So come with me Don't ask me where cause I don't know I'll try to please you I ain't got no money But it goes to show It's so easy